A History of the Jews of Arabia

Gordon Darnell Newby

Description

A reconstructed history of a complex Jewish community in Arabia at a critical juncture in world history

The Jewish communities of Arabia had a great influence on the attitudes that Muslims hold toward Jews, and yet relatively little has been written about their history. The sources are sparse, and Arabic literary texts from the early period of Islam remain the greatest source of our understanding of Arabian Judaism. Through techniques borrowed from anthropology, literary criticism, sociology, and comparative religion, Gordon Darnell Newby reconstructs the understanding of Jewish life in Arabia before and during the time of Muhammad. In addition this material is used to develop a perspective on the inter-confessional relations between Judaism and Islam during an era when the latter was at one of its most dynamic stages of growth.

Sujets

• Philosophie et théologie
• Arabian Peninsula
• Judaism
• Religion
• Islam
• History

Informations

• Publié par: University of South Carolina Press
• Date de parution: 23 novembre 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781643364124
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 12 Mo

Extrait

© 1988 University of South Carolina

Cloth edition published by the University of South Carolina Press, 1988 Paperback edition published by the University of South Carolina Press, 2009 Ebook edition published in Columbia, South Carolina, by the University of South Carolina Press, 2022

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The Library of Congress has cataloged the cloth edition as follows:

Newby, Gordon D., 1939–  A history of the Jews of Arabia / Gordon D. Newby.  p. cm.— (Studies in comparative religion)  Bibliography: p.  Includes index.  ISBN 0-87249-558-2  1. Jews—Arabian Peninsula—History. 2. Judaism—Relations—Islam.  3. Islam—Relations—Judaism. 4. Arabian Peninsula—Ethnic relations. I. Title.  II. Series: Studies in comparative religion (Columbia, S.C.)  DS135.A7N48 1988  953’.004924—dc19 88-11766  CIP

ISBN 978-1-57003-885-3 (paperback) ISBN 978-1-64336-412-4 (ebook)